Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
November 13, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the events in France on Friday evening. Our hope is that the world can use the events of the past few weeks in order to galvanize efforts to ultimately rid those who would prefer the world in Chaos.
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